Tuesday, 24 January 2017
Tuesday, 24 January 2017
The Gypsy Guides: 8 Top things to do in Athens!
If you are up for an exhilarating travel experience, Greece surely tops
all travel bucket lists! Be it the blue skies or exciting voyages in search of
treasured islands across the Aegean seas- Greece has seduced travellers from
time immemorial!
But I hope to make a case for Athens today! With much celebrated
history, abundant museums stocked up on art and relics-Athens will surely top
your wildest expectation – I tell you.The buzzing crowds, splendid
sunsets, the vibrant markets with haggling tourists and the ever-so-divinely
scrumptious –no –faff cuisine, there is just so much to see and experience - A
trip to Athens will surely be a one that will be remembered!
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| Picture courtsey Stanislav Sedov |
1.Let’s start at Acropolis!
Like any grand pilgrimage, it has to start at
the Acropolis, and an early start at it, I recommend,to dodge the long queuing! The mighty citadel Stands ever so tall, towering over the
city.Acropolis is a total win-win not only does it house some of the
oldest monuments in the world but with spectacular one-of a kind –aerial(ish)
views of the sprawling city – it will win you over in no time!
2.THE ONE AND ONLY PARTHENON!
The heart and soul of Acropolis has to be the
Parthenon, the ‘perpetual’ temple has lived through countless wars and outlived
time itself! Grab hold of a local guide to experience finest patriotic
lesson in ancient greek history and it’s much delightful to witness the
pentalic marble metamorphosize into a magical golden hue with the setting sun.
3,4 Plaka,Syntagma ,Monstriaki and Roman Agora
Once you’ve soaked up all the history, set
forth and hit the streets of Plaka! With trattoria’s galore and plentiful
shopping options, there is much to be explored and much wandering involved and
it truly gives you an opportunity to get intimate with the city!
From dainty
jewellery to gladiator armoury,the flea market in Monstriaki is quirky
and oozes eclectic charm,there will be much fun and the Roman Agora is just
around the corner! Hidden in the inner streets of plaka is some of the
finest art stores, you might be even lucky to pick up beautiful Aegean
landscape portrait at a nifty deal to adorn the wall back home!
5.MUSE-UMmmm
Athens is proper Mecca for Museum-enthusiasts!
From world-renowned to best in the world , Athens truly is museum aristocracy!
With over 5 museums to pick from,a museum visit is almost dutiful! The Acropolis
Museum seated at neighbouring distance from the grounds of Acropolis,houses all
the excavated artefacts from the temple of Parthenon and truly takes you back
in time! With glass floors and spectacular ceilings, the museum makes a magnificient- contemporary, abode for all the relics.
6.ZEUS!
The Temple of Zeus is pretty hard to miss,
situated about 700m from Synatagma, the remains of 104 columns is certainly
worth a visit!It took several leaders and empires to get the temple to
completion and it was under Hadrian Empire in the 2nd century
AD the temple was said to have fully finished. Despite being a victim of many
barbaric invasions a substantial part of the temple still remains.
7.Some Olympic action at the Panathenaic Stadium
The Panathenaic Stadium is a top tourist
attraction! Built in 4th century BC initially to host
Panathenaic athletic games and later a marble revamp was
provided under the leadership of Herodes Atticus it’s said to have hosted the
first modern Olympics in the year 1896.
A sprint on the running track is
legacy of one of its kind!
8.Magnificent Sunsets!
When in Greece, the Greek way –It is ;)! You
certainly have to revel in the magnificent crimson last rays of the day, for
sunsets in Greece is truly a spiritual experience and a celebration of the
simplest joys in life. Mount Lycabettus is ‘THE’ place to be at sunset! With
the view of acropolis on one side and the sprawling city all around, that seems
to engulf the horizon somewhere in the distance ;)
Adventure awaits you!
Until Next time!
Meera
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